I feel like I could dive deeper into his emotions in there but not sure I want to overwhelm the tag. Or...anyone reading it. Or...write something stupid. Ugh, anyway.
Which is such a pity.... he was just starting to get towards that. Like, he was convinced he didn't need friends, but he was making them anyway. And now. he has dug his own grave.
(Della doesn't count. Della's a sweetie and Reno isn't gonna outright tell her he's a jerk. If she ever brought it up though.... ugh, I'm sure he'd burn that bridge down, too.)
/but for Rude, first. =P